T'Pol's New Look

[Raoul Duke, Jr.]

F'uglier and f'uglier. Doesn't anybody know how to say no? I want to like Star Trek, any of it - all of it, I really do. But they make it so difficult.

Her new "hairstyle" (wig) does at least make her look a little more like a Vulcan instead of a teenage boy from 1974.

[Raoul Duke, Jr.]

This thing is more of a concept design of the type found on fashion runways than a uniform.

Keep in mind that since (IIRC) she's technically unemployed now, it isn't really a uniform. Maybe it's the Vulcan equivalent of sweatpants and a dingy t-shirt.

[Spanky The Dolphin]

Say, how come Phlox doesn't (and never did) have a uniform?

Or do those heavy fabrics he's wearing pass off as a futuristic version of medical scrubs...

[Montcalm]

Say, how come Phlox doesn't (and never did) have a uniform?

Or do those heavy fabrics he's wearing pass off as a futuristic version of medical scrubs...

I think its cause T-Pol and him arent human,and its pre-federation,so they don`t need to wear the uniform.

[greenmm]

Say, how come Phlox doesn't (and never did) have a uniform?

Or do those heavy fabrics he's wearing pass off as a futuristic version of medical scrubs...

I think its cause T-Pol and him arent human,and its pre-federation,so they don`t need to wear the uniform.

IIRC, isn't he a civilian doctor that was on an exchange program to Earth, and thus not actually part of Starfleet?

Which, now that I think about it, seems a little odd: his expertise notwithstanding, wouldn't regulations require them to have a Starfleet doctor as chief medical officer, with Phlox acting as a civilian consultant? I mean, aside from not wanting to be booted off at the next port of call, what keeps him following Starfleet regulations... or worse, deciding he's had enough of life on the NX-01 and just jumping ship at the next port, leaving them high and dry without a doctor?

[Raoul Duke, Jr.]

Say, how come Phlox doesn't (and never did) have a uniform?

Or do those heavy fabrics he's wearing pass off as a futuristic version of medical scrubs...

I think its cause T-Pol and him arent human,and its pre-federation,so they don`t need to wear the uniform.

IIRC, isn't he a civilian doctor that was on an exchange program to Earth, and thus not actually part of Starfleet?

Which, now that I think about it, seems a little odd: his expertise notwithstanding, wouldn't regulations require them to have a Starfleet doctor as chief medical officer, with Phlox acting as a civilian consultant? I mean, aside from not wanting to be booted off at the next port of call, what keeps him following Starfleet regulations... or worse, deciding he's had enough of life on the NX-01 and just jumping ship at the next port, leaving them high and dry without a doctor?

No worries. They'll get a bald, acerbic EMH from some alien species-of-the-week.

[Raoul Duke, Jr.]

Looking back over the new cast photo, I've decided I do like T'Pol's new look -- she's got that "little girl up early on Christmas morning" thing happenin'.

[Adrian Tullberg]

Say, how come Phlox doesn't (and never did) have a uniform?

Or do those heavy fabrics he's wearing pass off as a futuristic version of medical scrubs...

I think its cause T-Pol and him arent human,and its pre-federation,so they don`t need to wear the uniform.

IIRC, isn't he a civilian doctor that was on an exchange program to Earth, and thus not actually part of Starfleet?

Which, now that I think about it, seems a little odd: his expertise notwithstanding, wouldn't regulations require them to have a Starfleet doctor as chief medical officer, with Phlox acting as a civilian consultant? I mean, aside from not wanting to be booted off at the next port of call, what keeps him following Starfleet regulations... or worse, deciding he's had enough of life on the NX-01 and just jumping ship at the next port, leaving them high and dry without a doctor?

Chances are that the Starfleet Medical People weren't as experienced as Phlox, and knowing all the wierd stuff that goes on out there, practicallity won over protocol.

Also, if your doctor is a little eccentric, it doesn't matter as long as you're fixed up in the end. I've always suspected that the medics always got away with more than most ...

[Raoul Duke, Jr.]

I don't see how Phlox could be more experienced than a human doctor when it comes to dealing with the maladies or potential injuries inflicted upon a human crew. The only one on board Phlox would be more qualified to treat than a human doctor would be T'Pol... this is speaking on the basis of a long-term posting. Phlox's initial choice by Archer made perfect sense -- Phlox was the attending physician for the Klingon who crashed at Broken Bow, so it only made sense to bring Phlox on the trip to Q'onos. Still, there is no reason at all why Phlox shouldn't have been removed from the ship's roster when they went back to Earth.

[Peregrin Toker]

BTW - do we know what species Phlox is?? He shares some features with the Cardassians, but does not appear anywhere as reptilian as they do.

[Spanky The Dolphin]

Phlox is a Denobulan.

[Stormbringer]

The only one on board Phlox would be more qualified to treat than a human doctor would be T'Pol...

But presumably human doctors have little experience with xenobiology in general and presumably xenological diseases.

[neoolong]

I don't see how Phlox could be more experienced than a human doctor when it comes to dealing with the maladies or potential injuries inflicted upon a human crew. The only one on board Phlox would be more qualified to treat than a human doctor would be T'Pol... this is speaking on the basis of a long-term posting. Phlox's initial choice by Archer made perfect sense -- Phlox was the attending physician for the Klingon who crashed at Broken Bow, so it only made sense to bring Phlox on the trip to Q'onos. Still, there is no reason at all why Phlox shouldn't have been removed from the ship's roster when they went back to Earth.

Actually in case they meet other species, Phlox, who species' has presumably had more experience with other species would still be useful.

For the human crew however, they should probably have gotten a doctor that specializes more with humans when they went back to Earth.

[Tsyroc]

Actually in case they meet other species, Phlox, who species' has presumably had more experience with other species would still be useful.

For the human crew however, they should probably have gotten a doctor that specializes more with humans when they went back to Earth.

Since they are supposed to be so far away from help why don't they have at least two medical personel? Even if they only have one doctor they could have a PA, a Nurse Practicioner, a Nurse, or even a PCT. Flox seems to be doing an awful lot of things on his own. Shouldn't he have some back up?

[neoolong]

Actually in case they meet other species, Phlox, who species' has presumably had more experience with other species would still be useful.

For the human crew however, they should probably have gotten a doctor that specializes more with humans when they went back to Earth.

Since they are supposed to be so far away from help why don't they have at least two medical personel? Even if they only have one doctor they could have a PA, a Nurse Practicioner, a Nurse, or even a PCT. Flox seems to be doing an awful lot of things on his own. Shouldn't he have some back up?

Budget cuts.